News Archive
Skillman named CSE Distinguished Professor
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Professor Evan Skillman of the School has been named a College of Science and Engineering Distinguished Professor.
New Careers Program brings new opportunities for students
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Professor Shaul Hanany has led a new effort to address the large gap in career opportunities in academia and the number of physics and astronomy graduates in the U.S.
Zhen Liu: Hidden Sector Physics
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Zhen Liu is a new theoretical high energy physicist at the School, whose research focuses on “hidden sector physics” which seeks to answer fundamental questions in particle physics.
Local SPS group named Outstanding Chapter; launches new website
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The local chapter of the Society of Physics Students has been named an Outstanding Chapter by the national organization.
The Red Hypergiant VY CMa – Betelgeuse on Steroids
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Professor Roberta Humphreys of the School of Physics and Astronomy led a study with the Hubble Space Telescope to explain the origin of numerous high mass-loss ejections from a very massive star.
The School Welcomes Zhen Liu to the faculty
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Assistant Professor Zhen Liu joined the school on December 28, 2020. He is originally from Zhenghou, an ancient city in central China. “I grew up near the old dirt city wall built 2200 years ago,” Liu says.
Remembering Cecil “Jake” Waddington, 1929-2020
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Emeritus Professor Jake Waddington of the School of Physics and Astronomy passed away on October 1, 2020. He was 91 years old.
AGU Honors Pepin’s Distinguished Career in Planetary Science
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Professor Emeritus Robert Pepin of the School of Physics and Astronomy will receive the 2020 Fred Whipple Award from the American Geophysical Union (AGU).
Fortson Named APS Fellow
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Lucy Fortson, Professor and Associate Head of the School of Physics and Astronomy, has been named a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
Cattell named CSE Distinguished Professor
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Cynthia Cattell has been named as a College of Science and Engineering (CSE) Distinguished Professor.